Most employees today have day-to-day tasks that require them to work closely with many individuals across different ranks and departments, whilst ensuring the accurate flow of information across all stakeholders. More often than not, they are expected to be able to juggle their job responsibilities and adhere to the timelines and budgets specified. Throw managing the different personalities and tantrums of people into the mix, and these make the job of people in the that much more unique in terms of its challenges.

There are many things in life that we are unable to control, or change, but the only thing we are able to manage, is our mind. The reason an average person would get rattled at the slightest challenge in life is poor mental conditioning and misaligned values. The mind is like a car which needs to be well oiled and constantly serviced. If we fill our minds with wrong ethics, values, negativity, any amount of professional rebranding exercises activities will not bear fruit. Clear thoughts and the correctly aligned value system leads to a focused mind, which operates at its optimum.

This is a complete workshop for better personal management, self-esteem, and techniques for staying positive at work. Information is presented in an entertaining and relaxed manner, and hands on activities will be used to reinforce learning points.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental concepts of thoughts and its impact in our daily lives• Appreciate that thoughts can be converted to be positive and realistic• Be aware of their own personal values and that of others • Develop their own ethical compass• Implement simple strategies to regain control of the mind• Acknowledge the four (4) ultimate challenges that stand between mediocrity and success• Communicate effectively using elegant language patterns• Exhibit a strong, capable, professional, persuasive and inspirational presence • Create and maintain genuine rapport with others to promote great teamwork• Explore the reasons we fear uncertainty and work towards overcoming them• Find ways to step out of their comfort zone• Change the situations and actions that can be changed and deal better with situations and actions that cannot be changed

Program Content:

Module 1: Understanding Your Personal Ethics and Positive Work Values for Workplace Excellence• Recent Statistics on Employees Behaviour in Malaysia• Individual Self-Discovery Session: What are the type of challenges you face?• De-brief: Categorising Trials According into Controllable & Uncontrollable Sections• The 4 Ultimate Challenges • Introducing the Concept of ‘No Limits’• The Magic Number of 60,000• Real Life Hero- Richard Branson: Living the Life with No Limits• Change Your Thoughts & You Change Your World• Individual Activity: Converting Negative Thoughts to Realistic-Positive Thoughts• KSCC: The Attributes of Positive Personalities

Module 3: A Professional Image: Communicating Instituted Policies Clearly• Conscious Use of Language• Why is Language Important for Professionalism?• Discussion based on Real Life Practices• Real Life Examples: How Language Can Go So Wrong• Communicating Instituted Policies Clearly using Empowering Language• Language Pattern 1: The Agreement Frame• Language Pattern 2: Understanding the Purpose Frame• Language Pattern 3: The Evidence Frame• Role Play Situation

Module 4: The Value of Values in the Professional World• How to Find Out What Are Your Professional Values (The answers may surprise you!)• Values Elicitation• Demonstration Session: Value Elicitation for Your Career• Understanding Your Value System• The Squirm Question- Managing Your Priorities: (Do you really have your priorities correct?)• Sorting Your Values and Making Sense of the Final List• Work with a Partner: Values Elicitation for Career / Motivation